USG4 Flashcards

1
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Protections against government abusing our rights

A

Civil liberties

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2
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Positive acts of government that seek to make constitutional guarantees a reality for ALL people

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Civil right

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3
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Making a conscious choice to participate in activities related to governing, politics & public good

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Civic responsibility women fought decades to gain the right to vote know as suffrage

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4
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How people exercise their power in the US

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Voting

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5
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People who have no particular political part affliction

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Independent

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6
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Voting for candidates from different political parties in an election

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Spilt- ticket voting

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7
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Average voters

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Grassroot

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8
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Difference in voting habits of men & women

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Gender gap

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9
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Way to vote if you know that are going to be out of town on Election Day

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Absentee voting

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10
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Supreme Court decision that established the policy of separate but equal

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Plessy v Ferguson

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11
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Supreme Court decision

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Over turned Plessy v Ferguson; establishes the principle that separate but equal had no place in education- Brown v Board of Education

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12
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Credited with creating the political party symbols he drew in a political cartoon

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Thomas nast

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13
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2 main political parties in the United States and symbols of each

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Democratic Party and Republican Party

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14
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Symbols of the
Democratic-
Republican-

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  • donkey

- elephant

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15
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Maintaining traditional political views

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Conservative

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16
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Having non traditional political views that are open to change

17
Q

Non violent leader of the civil right movement

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Martin Luther king Jr.

18
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Laws in the South that allowed segregation of whites & African Americans

A

Jim Crow laws

19
Q

Blacks were allowed to attend wife schools on a voluntary basis

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Integration

20
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Because of federal mandate, black & white schools were unified

A

Desegregation

21
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Separation of one group from another

A

Segregation

22
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People have who have no particular party affiliations

A

Independent

23
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Voting for candidates from different political parties in an election

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Split ticket voting

24
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False and malicious use of printed words

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False and malicious use of spoken words
Slander
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Federal law that outlawed discrimination
Civil rights act of 1964
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And set aside by the government for use by Native American
Reservations
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Responsible for bringing criminals to justice is the role of the
District attorney
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Chief law enforcement officer in a county
Sheriff
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Little girl who was 1st student to integrate a white school in New Orleans
Ruby Bridges
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How Clarence Earl Gideon changed the justice system
Everyone is now entitled to an attorney
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Difference in integration in ruby bridges and desegregation at TC Williams in remembering the titans
Integration was voluntary; desegregation was mandatory or mandated by the federal government of the United States
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2 main things Ms. Ingram wants you to gain from taking government
1. ) to appreciate the sacrifices made for us | 2. ) to be an active, voting citizen/ member of society